Bruv, meet Gerard Kirkham, aka ‘Wirral Party Man’. This martial arts champ was bangin’ on Snapchat, flogging ketamine and coke. But the feds caught up with him, and now he’s got a suspended sentence to show for it.
The 24-year-old had a stash worth nearly £7,000: 67.6g of ketamine and 80.48g of high-grade cocaine. Cops linked his Snapchat account to his IP address, raided his pad on Clarence Road, Birkenhead, and found the drugs, cash, and two phones used for the biz.
Kirkham admitted he got into dealing because of a £3,000 debt. His lawyer told the court: “He’s very talented in martial arts and has been using his time in custody to turn his life around.” Liverpool Crown Court handed him a 32-month suspended sentence and 150 hours of unpaid work.
Judge Simon Medland KC gave him a stern warning: “If you rebuild your life, all will be well. If you don’t, the sentences will get longer and longer.” Let’s see if Kirkham can stay on the straight and narrow, innit.